GOOD EVENING, IM BRITTANY NIELSEN. ## WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE DROUGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE GOVERNOR YESTERDAY DECLARING A DROUGHT EMERGENCY, AND RECOMMENDING A VOLUNTARY 20 PERCENT CUT IN WATER USE. THAT URGENT CALL IS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY MANY HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST. ACTION NEWS REPORTER MARGOT DUNPHY IS LIVE IN SALINAS WITH MORE. BRITTANY, THE GOVERNOR CALLING THIS DROUGHT THE WORST THE STATE HAS EVER SEEN....AND WE ARE SEEING ALREADY SEEING HOW PEOPLE HERE LOCALLY, ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONSERVE WATER AROUND THEIR HOMES....MANY ARE STARTING IN THEIR GARDENS. @5:55 ANTHONY "people are scared and worried about whats going to happen with no rain" AT MCSHANES NURSARY IN SALINAS BUSINESS FOR THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN A LITTLE SLOW. STAFF SAY THE DROUGHT IS TO BLAME. @5:07 anthony "talking to customers and other vendors they say that people are scared to buy plants because you have to water them and they they don't know what to put in yet." THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO WERE OUT SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND..... SAID THE FORECAST DRY CONDITIONS WERE A CONSIDERATION IN BUYING NEW PLANTS. @16:01 daniel "we're also attempting to determine exactly what level of water consumption the plants will need. CANDICE GREGORY SAYS HER LAWN IS ALREADY GONE....BUT SHE IS TRYING DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAVE THE REST OF HER GARDEN.... WHILE KEEPING HER WATER USAGE DOWN. @19:44 candice "just trying to conserve, so like trading off things like showering at the gym so I can water my garden.. STANDUP: @28:55? WITH CONCERNS FOR WATER, LOCAL NURSARIES SAY CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THEIR LAWNS AND ARE ALSO BUYING MORE DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS. @6:08 anthony "lot of people doing succulents, reducing lawn, putting bark it, putting gravel. EXPERTS SAY BARK HELPS KEEP MOISTURE IN THE GROUND FOR PLANTS .... BUT ITS STILL IMPORTANT TO CUT BACK ON WATERING.. OVERALL. @7:26 anthony , make it look a little brown, not as nice as you want SO FAR THE CALL TO REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION IS VOLUNTARY... BUT THE GOVERNOR SAYS IF THE DROUGHT CONTINUES, RESTRICTIONS COULD BECOME MANDITORY.... THAT HAPPENED BACK IN THE LATE 70'S WHEN CALIFORNIANS WERE FORCED TO CUT THEIR PERSONAL WATER USAGE BY 25 PERCENT. BRITTANY. MEANTIME, WITH NO RAIN IN SITE, THE SAN JUAN INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL IS HOSTING A CEREMONY AT THE STATE PARK PLAZA AT 9:30 TOMORROW MORNING IN SAN JUAN BAUTISTA TO PRAY FOR MUCH NEEDED RAIN.### AND IF YOU'RE NOT